A Bit More On ‘Star Wars’ Themed Resort Coming To Walt Disney World

During this past weekend at the D23 Expo Japan event, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek revealed a few more details on the new Star Wars themed resort that will be opening in Walt Disney World. Check out what Chapek had to say about the resort (and a reiteration of information we heard previously pertaining to the two main attraction rides that will be part of the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge theme park additions) via the text provided below courtesy of StarWars.com.

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Today at D23 Expo Japan 2018, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek announced that the Star Wars-themed hotel coming to Walt Disney World Resort will be seamlessly connected to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the upcoming Star Wars-themed land, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. From the moment guests arrive at the hotel, Chapek said, their journey through space will begin as everyone boards a starship and departs together for a multi-day Star Wars adventure. An opening date for the new hotel has not yet been announced. But it can’t come too soon — we’re ready to vacation in a galaxy far, far away.

Chapek also shared details on Galaxy’s Edge as it comes to life at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. Two attractions will let fans control their own experiences. In one attraction, guests will have the chance to fly the Millennium Falcon — a prospect that has our collective inner scoundrel very excited — and in another, guests will find themselves inside a Star Destroyer during a battle between the Resistance and the First Order.

Located in New York with his wife Dianna, Justin LaSalata is the US Editor of Jedi News responsible for reporting on all areas of Star Wars related news as well as coverage from NY Comic Con and Toy Fair NY.